A union label (sometimes called a union bug) is a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the labor union or group of unions whose label appears, in order to attract customers who prefer to buy union-made products.

How do I find a vintage label?

Research Labels

  1. Vintage Fashion Guild – Links for labels, fabric, fur, hats, lingerie.
  2. eBay – Search current and especially past sales for information, labels, photos, etc.
  3. Etsy – You can only search current sales, but sold items still appear in Pinterest search results and Google Image search.

How do I find out when my clothes were made?

Firstly, a Copyright clothing label is the most obvious give away. Using this date you can age the piece as the year noted on the tag or a few years later. It’s important to note that the copyright date isn’t always the year the garment was produced, but rather the date the brand was copyrighted.

How do I find my clothing style number?

You can find your Product Number (also known as a Style Code) on the care label attached to your item of clothing.

How can you tell the era of vintage clothing?

How to Tell if Something is True Vintage

  1. Look at the logo on the tag. If you don’t recognize the brand name, it might be vintage.
  2. Flip the label over to see where the garment was made.
  3. Check the fabric composition tag.
  4. Look for unique construction details and/or handmade sew jobs.
  5. Check for a metal zipper.

Does the Ilgwu still exist?

International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU), former industrial union in the United States and Canada that represented workers in the women’s clothing industry. When the CIO became the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1938, the ILGWU withdrew and two years later returned to the AFL.

What did the International Ladies Garment Workers union do?

The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) was one of the largest labor unions in the United States in the 1900s. It represented hundreds of thousands of clothing industry workers, most of them women. Two successful strikes in 1909 and 1910 won power for the union.

What does a union label Mean on vintage clothing?

This article will help you understand how a union label’s design speaks to the authentic age of your vintage garment or accessory. Most vintage lovers would recognize the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) label, found in women’s vintage clothing from as early as the 1920s.

What does the ILGWU label mean in vintage clothing?

Most vintage lovers would recognize the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) label, found in women’s vintage clothing from as early as the 1920s. But there are more union labels to be found in vintage clothing than just that of the ILGWU.

How do I find the Canadian Union of Clothing Workers?

Look for CANADA written at a vertical along the tag’s edge. HISTORY: In 2005, UNITE! merged with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE) to form UNITE HERE. Today the union represents only a handful of clothing companies — and no brands worth writing home about.

What does the Blue Eagle on a garment label mean?

BACKGROUND: A garment with a blue eagle on its union label means it was produced under the safe and fair working conditions of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s National Recovery Administration, developed during the Great Depression to create more jobs by forming unions. Here’s a promotional video from 1933 about the NRA, thanks to Jean Jean Vintage.